bestseller
noun
best·sell·er
ˈbes(t)-ˈse-lər 
variants
or best seller
plural bestsellers or best sellers
: a popular product and especially a book whose sales are among the highest of its class
[Isabel] Allende's new book is spun from the stuff of epic romances: eternal love, lost innocence, distant locales, revolution. In short, all the elements of a sure bestseller.—
Julie K. L. Dam
Julie K. L. DamThe Harvard Book Store Café … is not only the obvious choice for the latest best seller but the intelligent break for a shopper's graze.—Alice Rubenstein Gochman
Alice Rubenstein GochmanTwo million copies have been sold, and it has been on the New York Times bestseller list for four years.—Judith Daniels
Judith Daniels… the two Fisher-Price bestsellers are the company's Fun with Food [toy] series and the Fisher-Price Fun with Food Kitchen.—The New Yorker
The New YorkerShe knows what the mass market wants—Vanderbilt and Chaps [fragrances] are best sellers—and she has a flair for what appeals to a more specialized market …—Amy Singer
Amy SingerExamples of bestseller in a Sentence
She has written several best sellers.
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—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
However, the flaky, buttery croissants — traditional, chocolate, almond and ham-and-cheese — are the bestsellers that receive raves every morning.
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Datskovska regularly reports on trending beauty bestsellers worth readers’ time and money.
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Among a flurry of nationalistic musings was an obscure academic named George Grant who scored a surprise bestseller in 1965’s Lament for a Nation.
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Dieux’s bestseller eye masks, designed—as their name suggests—to be used in perpetuity, are made of 100% silicone gel to be used with your eye serum or cream of choice.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Amusingly, it was based on his father's bestsellers.
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Ranked our best mid-plush pillow, this has long been a bestseller among AD fans and Amazon customers alike.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025
For men, the Cody James Wyatt jean is a bestseller, given its durability as well as stretch that works for everyday or on the ranch.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
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Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
However, the flaky, buttery croissants — traditional, chocolate, almond and ham-and-cheese — are the bestsellers that receive raves every morning.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Datskovska regularly reports on trending beauty bestsellers worth readers’ time and money.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Among a flurry of nationalistic musings was an obscure academic named George Grant who scored a surprise bestseller in 1965’s Lament for a Nation.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Dieux’s bestseller eye masks, designed—as their name suggests—to be used in perpetuity, are made of 100% silicone gel to be used with your eye serum or cream of choice.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Amusingly, it was based on his father's bestsellers.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Ranked our best mid-plush pillow, this has long been a bestseller among AD fans and Amazon customers alike.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025
For men, the Cody James Wyatt jean is a bestseller, given its durability as well as stretch that works for everyday or on the ranch.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Bestseller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bestseller. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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